Reform UK’s equalities policy is mired in confusion this week after the party’s equalities spokesperson – former Tory home secretary Suella Braverman – appeared to perform a major U-turn in comment…

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Apply to the Sisters of Frida Mentorship Programme   Please complete the application form below to apply for the Sisters of Frida Mentorship Programme. An Equality & Monitoring form is als…

An MP has called for action to “turn the tide of public attitudes towards disabled people”, and to empower young disabled people, after revealing the “anguish” she was caused by an eating disorder …

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On Tuesday the 10th of March 2026, Greenwich Council announced a set of proposed constitutional changes as part of the agenda for our next full council meeting on Wednesday the 18th of March 2026. Th...

Emails that targeted a leading disabled activist have exposed a “rotten culture” at senior levels of the rail industry. The internal emails were obtained from the Rail Delivery Group (RDG) – the se…

A former employee of PwC who brought an age and disability discrimination case against the company with support from the Equality Commission for Northern Ireland will receive a £150,000 settleme...

Consultation responses support new hate crime regulations.

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A new consultation on outdated laws covering the use of powered mobility devices on public roads and pavements could lead to greater independence for disabled people across Britain and an end to le…

A woman who uses a wheelchair says she is unable to have a smear test due to inaccessible facilities.

Disabled campaigners have dismissed a watchdog’s “misleading” new league table that claims to show the best performers in assisting disabled rail passengers. The “benchmarking” report by the Office…

The government has dismissed pleas by disabled peers for ministers to introduce a national strategy to address the “untenable” state of wheelchair and community equipment services. A trio of disabl…

Hundreds, or even thousands, of service-users in Kent should benefit from a legal case taken by a disabled woman who spent years over-paying care charges because the county council failed to tell h…

We study four reforms that cut non-health-related benefit provision and find each reform led to increased disability benefit claims.

Four core measures taken by the government to cut the benefits bill have actually increased disability benefits spending by close to £1bn.

Julie Sharp, 39, from Rotherham, was born with triple X syndrome and uses a wheelchair.

In 1974, a baby arrived in the suburbs of Indianapolis, Indiana from the planet Cripton. She looked like the offspring of two Chinese immigrants, Ma and Pa Wong, but something was different. The Ea…

A woman was denied the use of a wheelchair space on the bus by two mums with buggies despite having priority

In 12 EU countries, women with disabilities can still be sterilized without their consent.

Report author Dr Shereen Daniels said systemic racism was

A veteran activist, who has spent her life campaigning for disability rights, has called on the government to fix the “rotten to the core” social care system, after experiencing “terrifying” treatm…

A government review has called for action by employers and ministers to ensure “safer, more supportive, inclusive workplaces” and to address the barriers faced by sick and disabled people in and ou…

Royal College of Nursing calls on government to stop using anti-migrant rhetoric, which it says emboldens racist behaviour

Disabled people have warned of “severe” consequences if the chancellor goes ahead with reported plans to remove the Motability car scheme’s VAT exemption in next month’s budget. Disability News Ser…

A culture of institutional disability discrimination within the Metropolitan police is exposed today by the former head of its disabled staff association. Dave Campbell, who retired this year after…

A cross-party group of MPs and peers has called on the government to draw up a national strategy to address the “deeply troubling” and “systemic” barriers that prevent disabled people accessing the…